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The Jenkins Bakery has released details of its St David’s Day range of products. "There's something for everyone to enjoy at on St David’s Day, March 1," said the Jenkins Bakery's operations director Russell Jenkins. "Our staff always enjoy producing new ideas for our patron saint’s day and I'm sure our customers will enjoy sampling the products we have on offer." The range of products includes - BARA BRITH £2.95 Bara Brith is a traditional fruit loaf made with our own rich dough containing top quality sultanas and currants with mixed peel and mixed spices. This will be packed with a decorated bow. TEISEN LAP £3.00 Our traditional Welsh farmhouse cake which contains honey, brown sugar, mixed spices, currants and sultanas which is topped with streusel topping. WELSH CUPCAKE £0.85 Our top quality sponge, individually decorated with fondant icing and daffodil. TEISEN LAP MINI LOAF CAKE £1.25 Made with our Teisen lap cake mix and new for 2013 WELSH PAS...

The latest 'On Song' column about the choral scene in and around Llanelli from the Llanelli Star -  It’s another big day for Côr Meibion Llanelli this weekend as they perform at the sell-out St David’s Day concert at Ffwrnes Theatre, Llanelli, on Saturday. The concert will feature the unique sound and personalities of the very popular The Three Welsh Tenors - Aled Hall, Alun Rhys-Jenkins and Rhys Meirion. Côr Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir) will be teaming-up with Bridgend Male Choir to form a special 130 strong male voice choir for the occasion. Also sharing the stage will be ladies choir Parti Llwchwr. This year is Côr Meibion Llanelli’s 50th anniversary year. They are currently looking forward to performing at the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday, April 1. Other events scheduled for the year include a trip to Salzburg in Austria in November. “It’s a great year to be a member of the choir,” said choir chairman Mr Harries. “We are always on the look-out for new...

The Carmarthen Journal Iechyd Da beer column by Llandeilo brewer Simon Buckley, chief executive of Evan-Evans Brewery. It was Sigmund Freud who once asked ‘What do women really want?’ I am sure that question is not Politically Correct, but being PC would be a first for me! Over the last three months (while the Journal’s Iechyd Da column has been ‘off air’, so to speak), we have been far from idle in the Evan-Evans Brewery in Llandeilo. To the contrary we have been working like demons trying desperately to answer Freud’s big question. And the answer is? Well, if only it was a simple one-liner. It’s not - and we hope that after three months of market research we have come up with an answer that goes some of the way to answering what is really the question of the moment, how do we get ladies to enjoy beer and to sample new products? The answer, we believe, is to look at the opportunity of creating a new range of craft beers that develop wonderful new flavours, unique hop and m...

Supporters of the Withybush Hospital Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU) recently presented a new training aid to the team which will be used to increase skill levels within the CDU and more widely. The aid will enable the nursing team to provide information to patients and perfect intravenous procedures. It will also be used in the training of district nurses who work with cancer patients in the community and also members of the nursing team based at Withybush Hospital CDU and Ward 10. The funds for the aid were raised by the Withybush Hospital CDU Appeal through its charity shop located at Riverside, Haverfordwest. Haematology Nurse Specialist Sister Tracey Thomas said: “We are grateful to those who support the CDU with donations and those who support the charity shop. This equipment is invaluable to us and will help ensure the best possible patient care here in Pembrokeshire.” Charity chairperson Margaret Bond added “It is always rewarding when, as a charity, we have the opportunity to ...

A project is underway to improve walking trails in Laugharne linking it to the Wales Coastal Path. Laugharne’s walking trails are being transformed thanks to a £3,072.00 grant from the Rights of Way Improvement Plan Funding Programme, with match-funding from the county council Access to routes are being improved with the replacement of old stiles for new pedestrian gates to help walkers enjoy the spectacular views overlooking the estuary and the dramatic ruins of the Norman Castle as well as a new Laugharne walks leaflet being produced. The improvements will develop community and circular walks linking Laugharne, made famous by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, to the Wales Coastal Path County executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “The improvements will see an enhanced experience for residents and visitors to enjoy the history, wildlife and landscape of the area and supports our aim to get more people more active more often. “It is also wonderful that th...

A Welsh charity is calling on the people of Wales to celebrate Wales and Welshness during ‘Big Welsh Month’ in March. Age Cymru – Wales’ largest older people’s charity, is organising the fun-filled month to raise funds to support its work with older people. Emma Lionel of Age Cymru says: “Big Welsh Month is Age Cymru’s new fundraiser which kicks off on St David’s Day and it runs all through March. “We’re asking the people of Wales to get involved, celebrate Wales and everything that’s Welsh, and have fun while helping Age Cymru to help older people across Wales. “Big Welsh Month is a great way of bringing everyone together to celebrate the diversity of Wales and we’re all very excited by it – we’ve even had someone in Melbourne in Australia contacting us wanting to be part of the celebrations. “So get involved and have fun with Age Cymru, your friends and family by celebrating Wales and Welshness during Big Welsh Month this March.” How you can get involved with Big Welsh M...

Latest special offers from the Jenkins Bakery - WEEK COMMENCING 24/02/14 – HALF TERM WEEK 3 MEDIUM CORNED BEEF PASTIES £1.60 2 CHICKEN & MUSHROOM PASTIES £2.20 2 LARGE CORNED BEEF PASTIES £1.90 2 FRESH CREAM ECLAIRS / CARAMEL & CUSTARD ECLAIRS £1.70 2 CUSTARD SLICES £1.60 SANDWICH OF THE WEEK – CHICKEN TIKKA £2.25 RUSTIC BAGUETTE OF THE WEEK – HAM & CHEESE £2.35 ROLLS OF THE WEEK – WHITE BAPS - PACK OF 4 £1.00 LOAF OF THE WEEK – SMALL FARMHOUSE £1.05 SPECIALITY LOAF – RUSTIC BROWN BREAD (available Thur,Fri,Sat) 95p (special offer 20p off) Website - http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk/